SHIRLEY FORD

July 10, 1935 - August 18, 2017

MEMORIAL SERVICE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2017 12:30PM THE JOURNEY CHURCH 184 MARSHALL HILL ROAD WEST MILFORD, NJ 07480 IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO: WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT P.O. BOX 758517 TOPEKA, KS 66675 Shirley Ford, 82 years, of Oak Ridge, NJ, passed away at her home with her family by her side on Friday, August 18, 2017. She was born on July 10, 1935 in San Pedro, California to Lucy (nee Haycook) and Harry Hansen, Sr. Shirley worked for many years as an administrative assistant in Johner Manufacturing in West Milford, NJ. She married Joe Ford in 1995 and resided in Oak Ridge, NJ. For more than ten years Shirley volunteered her time in the main office of the Christian Life Center in West Milford, NJ, and was also head of the Children’s Missionary, both domestic and international. Shirley enjoyed swimming, playing Bingo, cooking and baking, and most of all spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She will best be remembered for her love of giving and sharing. Shirley was predeceased by her beloved husband Joe in 2004, and her siblings Barbara Brady, and Harry Hansen, Jr. She is survived by her loving children Michael Monroe and his wife Jody, and Sherel Parlotto and her husband Gary; her cherished grandchildren Kristi Groot and her husband Evan, Anthony Parlotto, Meghan Monroe and her wife Marie Campbell, and Ashley Urso and her husband Gregory; her adored great grandchildren McKayla and Antonia Monroe, and Hunter Silas Groot; as well as many dear nieces and nephews. A memorial service will take place on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 12:30pm at The Journey Church, 184 Marshall Hill Road, West Milford, NJ 07480. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Shirley’s name to The Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675. Log onto www.sticklesolteszfuneralhome.com tribute wall to personally post your condolences, memories, photos, and videos.